NFL today: How to watch Cowboys v Eagles, TV channels & live stream Monday 26 October

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Kirshner, A. (2026, October 26). NFL today: How to watch Cowboys v Eagles, TV channels & live stream Monday 26 October. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/26/nfl-today-how-to-watch-cowboys-v-eagles-tv-channels-live-stream-monday-26-october

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The Guardian · collected 2026-10-26 · by Alex Kirshner

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The Philadelphia Eagles face the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football, with both teams struggling due to recent losses and injuries. The Eagles are reeling from their quarterback Jalen Hurts likely being out for the season, leaving backup Tanner McKee to lead them against a tough defense. Meanwhile, the Cowboys have their own defensive issues despite hiring former Eagles assistant Christian Parker as defensive coordinator. The game will be crucial for both teams' standings in the NFC East, airing on ESPN or ABC in the U.S., and various streaming services internationally.
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Story summary

The Dallas Cowboys face the Philadelphia Eagles in a crucial Week 7 Monday Night Football matchup on October 26, with both teams struggling at 2-4. The Eagles are reeling from losing franchise quarterback Jalen Hurts indefinitely due to blood clots, leaving backup Tanner McKee to lead them. Meanwhile, the Cowboys have their own issues, including an inconsistent defense that has struggled against blitzes aimed at Dak Prescott. Despite these challenges, both teams aim to improve their standing in the NFC East, where they are currently tied for third place behind the New York Giants. The game will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC starting at 8:15 p.m. ET from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Written for “Cowboys Vs Eagles Monday Night Football” on 2026-10-27, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Cowboys Vs Eagles Monday Night Football
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 7% hedged 2 of 29 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles discuss the same NFL game, Cowboys vs. Eagles on Monday Night Football, indicating coverage of the identical match and situation.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 20 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe the Monday Night Football matchup between Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles on October 26, 2026.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 64
“Article A reports on the Eagles' injury situation for an upcoming game, while Article B provides viewing information and recapitulates recent team performance issues.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 14 📰 publisher trust 66
“Article A is about a promotion for trading NFL games, while Article B discusses how to watch and provides context on an upcoming game between the Cowboys and Eagles.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 16% hedged 3 of 19 📰 publisher trust 67
“While both articles mention the Eagles vs. Cowboys game, Article A focuses on a betting promotion for the game, whereas Article B discusses the current state of the Eagles team and their recent struggles leading up to the match.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 16% hedged 3 of 19 📰 publisher trust 67
“While both articles discuss the Eagles vs. Cowboys Monday Night Football game, Article A focuses on a betting promotion while Article B provides commentary and analysis of recent team performance.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 2 of 19 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A discusses a promo code for betting on the Eagles vs Cowboys game, while Article B provides commentary and viewing information about the game's performance and current status.”
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Who wrote this

Alex Kirshner
7 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Facing the Cowboys defense has been a salve for struggling offenses, as when a Packers team who couldn’t convert a third down for their life suddenly converted nine of their first 10 against Big D last weekend.
🔮 The 26-year-old Walker is having a career year and has worked his way from “good player” to “maybe the Offensive Player of the Year.”
🔮 Whoever wins here will claim divisional favorite status as we move into the second quarter of the season, and they’ll also give themselves a good shot to claim a head-to-head tiebreaker that may be important in the league’s most competitive division.
🔮 The bad news for the Buccaneers: Their 0-4 start has been an unmitigated disaster that, in normal circumstances, would have already evaporated their playoff chances.
🔮 Disorienting as it may sound given the past 12 years of Chiefs-Raiders matchups, their game Sunday in Las Vegas is one of the blockbusters of the young NFL season.
🔮 The Rams may have just needed a change in continent.
🔮 Or when an under-pressure Herbert throws a ball that either of two receivers could catch without a problem, but one cuts off the other and drops it.
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Topics

ABC Cowboys DAZN Eagles Philadelphia

Subjects

McKee PERSON · 6× Cowboys ORG · 5× Eagles ORG · 5× DAZN ORG · 3× ABC ORG · 2× Fubo ORG · 2× Hurts PERSON · 2× Philadelphia GPE · 2× Jalen Hurts’s PERSON · 1× the NFC East ORG · 1×

Narrative

Fangio is one of the least-blitzy defensive coordinators in the league this season, but teams have drastically escalated their blitzing against Prescott, who has poor numbers against it (no touchdowns and a passer rating of 67 when blitzed in his last two games).
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-26
🔮 Facing the Cowboys defense has been a salve for struggling offenses, as when a Packers team who couldn’t convert a third down for their life suddenly converted nine of their first 10 against Big D last weekend.

Claims (20 extracted, 2 hedged)

There is “reeling”, and then there is whatever the Eagles are doing heading into Monday Night Football against the Cowboys. asserted
Eagles → be → Cowboys
Philadelphia have lost four games in a row to fall within a whisker of last place in the NFC East. asserted
Philadelphia → lose → East
Jalen Hurts’s blood clots rapidly escalated and have probably knocked the franchise QB out for the season. asserted
clots → escalate → season
Backup Tanner McKee has inherited a legitimate crisis. asserted
McKee → inherit → crisis
And it’s not as if all was hunky-dory before Hurts went out. asserted
Hurts → ’ → ?
The Eagles had already blown a 10-point fourth-quarter lead to the Rams and let the Jaguars come back on them in shocking fashion in London before the Hurts news. asserted
Jaguars → blow → news
The Cowboys have their own enormous issues. asserted
Cowboys → have → issues
Former Eagles assistant Christian Parker joined up as defensive coordinator, aiming to fix a bad unit, but the Cowboys are still struggling to keep teams from racking up big point and yardage totals. asserted
Cowboys → join → totals
Facing the Cowboys defense has been a salve for struggling offenses, as when a Packers team who couldn’t convert a third down for their life suddenly converted nine of their first 10 against Big D last weekend. asserted
who → face → D
Date: Monday 26 October 2026 Time: 8.15pm ET/5.15pm PT/12.15am GMT (Tuesday) Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) How to watch asserted
Date → watch → ?
Fubo’s ABC availability depends on location. asserted
availability → depend → location
Fubo Sports Pro includes NFL Game Pass on DAZN. asserted
Pro → include → DAZN
United Kingdom: Watch on Sky Sports NFL or Sky Sports Main Event, or stream with NOW or NFL Game Pass on DAZN. What to watch for asserted
watch → watch → What
In his first 2026 outing, last week’s 25-14 loss to the Panthers, McKee threw 45 passes and prioritized getting the ball out quickly to leave less time for bad things to happen. asserted
things → throw → time
McKee averaged 3.1 completed air yards per attempt, which ranks 40th in the NFL so far this season, according to Pro Football Reference. uncertain
which → average → Reference
(The idea there: McKee did not successfully complete many passes more than a few yards beyond the line of scrimmage.) asserted
McKee → complete → scrimmage
Most troublingly, the Eagles got just 2.9 yards after the catch per completion, a comically low rate that would have McKee last among regular starters. asserted
McKee → get → starters
The Cowboys will be on high alert for blitzes from Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who has surely observed Dak Prescott’s trouble against the blitz over his past two games. asserted
who → observe → games
Fangio is one of the least-blitzy defensive coordinators in the league this season, but teams have drastically escalated their blitzing against Prescott, who has poor numbers against it (no touchdowns and a passer rating of 67 when blitzed in his last two games). asserted
who → escalate → games
Could it be that the much greener McKee is not the only QB to have an ugly time in this one? uncertain
McKee → have → one
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